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Executive Order 03.16.20.01

School Closures to Stop Spread of COVID-19

Governor Brian P. Kemp · Georgia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Georgia
Level
State
Authority
O.C.G.A. 38-3-51 (public health state of emergency; EO 03.14.20.01 concurred in by joint resolution Mar. 16, 2020)
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
March 18 through March 31, 2020 (read as 2020-03-31)
End
Extended through Apr. 24 (EO 03.26.20.02) and for the remainder of the school year (EO 04.01.20.01) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • all public elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools in Georgia
Functions reached
  • IN
  • RL
  • CP
  • FS
  • TR
  • AC
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

WHEREAS: In consultation with the Governor's Coronavirus Task Force and local, state, and federal education, health and emergency preparedness officials, I have determined that closing all elementary, secondary, and post-secondary public schools in Georgia is a necessary and appropriate action to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Georgia's residents and visitors to help control the spread of COVID-19 throughout this State.

Enforcement

O.C.G.A. 38-3-7 (violation a misdemeanor)

Notes

Georgia closed its public colleges by the same order that closed its K-12 schools; private schools followed under the Mar. 23, 2020 gathering and Apr. 2, 2020 shelter-in-place orders.

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